Thank you for your interest in our school! For a complete overview of our policies and procedures, please click here to read our Parent Handbook.

Following is a brief summary on topics that parents often ask about; please see the handbook for detailed explanations. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to our director, Melissa Gannon, with any questions you may have.

SNACK POLICY

Lamb’s is a nut-free school.

Our policy asks that parents take turns bringing in a snack to share with their child’s class. Our goal is to make snack time a healthy and allergen-safe part of your child’s school experience.

At the beginning of the year each parent will get a list of preapproved snacks to choose from. We ask for your cooperation with any other food-related issues (such as dairy, gluten or other food intolerances or allergies) that might require elimination of certain food items in your child’s classroom.

If your child has a food related allergy or sensitivity, there are additional requirements/precautions taken. The Director and your student’s teacher will review these precautions with you before school begins. Lamb’s will never offer your child a snack if we have any questions about its safety.

It is important to note that Lamb’s cannot eliminate the risk of a child encountering an allergen. However, the administration and faculty will do all we can to keep children safe while feeling accepted and loved. Therefore, it is so important for parents to communicate about their child’s food allergy and make sure that any emergency medication has been supplied to the school and any necessary paperwork has been completed BEFORE the school year starts.

DISCIPLINE

​Our discipline philosophy focuses on redirection and positive reinforcement. We respect that children are still learning how to behave appropriately. We want to encourage and support them as they interact with their peers. We want to foster a sense of empathy and respect for not only authority but also for those around them.

Corporal punishment at The Lamb’s Workshop is not considered to be an accepted method of dealing with young children’s behavior. Children will not be hit, slapped, or spanked in any manner while attending Lamb’s.

HEALTH INFORMATION

State regulations require schools to keep on file an up-to-date immunization record as well as a form indicating that the child has had a physical examination within the last year before they are allowed entrance into school. The physical may be done by a physician, public health nurse, or preschool screening clinic. Children’s physical examinations must be updated annually.

Parents may object to the immunizations on the grounds that it goes against their religious beliefs. If this is the case, the parent must sign a form, have it notarized, and provide it to the school before the child attends classes.

It is important for you as a parent to know that no matter how clean or well maintained a school is children will still get sick. The staff here will do everything that they can to curb the spread of illness by routine toy washing and disinfecting. In the event any child or children are exposed to a communicable disease while at Lamb’s, a notice of such exposure will be posted, and parents will be notified when they pick up their children. As with any illness, sick children will not be allowed back to school until the period of contagion has passed.